"The honors of the exhibition both for quality and quantity are carried off by Mr. Clarke, some of whose finest pieces are here shown. The newest is 'Eight Bells,' by Winslow Homer, a couple of stalwart mariners in tarpaulins that shine with recent wetting taking an observation with quadrants on the deck of a vessel. Heavy clouds have rolled away sufficiently to give the needed sunlight, and the ocean rolls angrily but lit by the sun beyond them. Rigging and bulwarks are kept low in the painting to bring out the two earnest bearded faces. Everything is breezy, fresh, and out-to-sea." --from "Pictures at the Athletic Club," in The New York Times, May 8, 1887, page 8.

Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, USA, by May 1930.

Stotesbury Location(s): 1925 Walnut Street

Sources: "Pictures at the Athletic Club," The New York Times, May 8, 1887, page 8; "Art at the Hebrew Fair," The New York Times, December 14, 1895, page 6; "Art at the Union League," The New York Times, March 11, 1898, page 6; "The T.B. Clarke Art Sale," The New York Times, February 18, 1899, page 4; "Pennsylvania Art Show," The New York Times, January 24, 1904, page 5; "Homer Painting, $50,000," The New York Times, February 4, 1922, page 11; "$50,000 for Eight Bells," The Washington Post, February 4, 1922, page 6; "The World of Art: The Academy Again," The New York Times, November 1, 1925, page SM14; "Modern Art Show Opens Tomorrow," The New York Times, May 7, 1930, page 30; Addison Gallery of American Art.